NMNA - - not heard of one before.
Just a firebird with a wild bodykit. Visually, it's very countach adjacent. Like a K-mart countach.
That's in suprisingly nice shape though. Also surprising it's a TPI car and not a v6 or TBI.
That is awesome!! There was one that ran in 24 Hours of Lemons a few years ago at Sonoma.
In reply to iansane :
Actually, no.
It was a purpose built Firebird variant designed to compete with the Ferraris of the era.
It didn't, but was built to
Forgotten Supercar: A Detailed Look At The Pontiac Tojan (hotcars.com)
In reply to Mental :
Sorry but looks like a tarted-up firechicken to me- yes, I read the hype.
Article said production models usually had a 250hp 5.7l
Still not bad when you consider the Ferrari 308 had about the same
People would think you're a drug dealer in either one.
That ad looks life they took pictures of physical pictures lol.
The car is cool af though
Mental said:In reply to iansane :
Actually, no.
It was a purpose built Firebird variant designed to compete with the Ferraris of the era.
It didn't, but was built to
Forgotten Supercar: A Detailed Look At The Pontiac Tojan (hotcars.com)
I don't know that I'd ascribe some majesty to fiberglass. Is it cool? Heck yeah, but saying it's purpose built competing against ferraris is overly grandiose. It and it's brother the Carallo were bodykits.
Knudsen built this before the Tojan/Carallo. Purpose built? Sure. It's purpose was to be visually loud.
Don't get me wrong, I'm one of the biggest thirdgen apologizers there is. But they were used as a canvas for a lot of fiberglass in the 80s.
For some reason, kit cars on VWs are adored but kit cars on anything else are hated.
Kinda like if you can play guitar and harmonica at the same time you're talented but if you add cymbals between your knees, you're an idiot.
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